TT - I think you've discovered the main reason people don't wear trisuits for longer races! Been thinking about getting one myself as I'm doing my first Olympic distance this summer, but I'm not sure it's worth it in case I decide never to do another one. I've always managed OK with separate shorts and top, especially when there's a wetsuit swim so the extra drag doesn't come into it. Then again, I think you probably look more like a proper triathlete if you wear a trisuit!

Had a short but tough "chaingang" cycle last night, and feel slightly peaky this morning. Harder sessions in the late evening seem to mess up my sleep.

Yesterday's was 25 miles'ish, mostly flat but with a big hill towards the end. Normally I put in a bit of a push at the hill, but yesterday I was so knackered it was just a question of hanging on in there.

Could do with a couple of rest days myself.

Looking forward to hearing about Sunday, Presumably if it's an OW swim they'll keep it short if the water's cold.

Yes, i do have my fingers crossed that they shorten it! I can happily swim that distance but having only now done 2 sea swims with a quarter of a mile each time (and being able to touch the bottom!) i am slightly nervous with a touch of just wanting to do it!

Then again, I think you probably look more like a proper triathlete if you wear a trisuit!

I think on the day no matter what we wear we shall all look a complete wreck when we cross the finish line, I just wear what I do so as it compresses where it needs compressing!.

Decided at 6pm to run home last night, had not eaten much, no stopwatch just my trainers and found at t shirt and pair of shorts in my drawer (dont ask!). Steady 15 miles with an almghty downpour as I crossed Westminster Bridge, just 2 miles in, which left me frozen. Kept having to think of this is how I may be feeling on the day as the enless stream of buses passed me, probably wth most people looking thinking "what the hell is that soft sod doing in the rain".

To top the cold theme and doing a 40 mile bike, 2 mile lake swim and a 40 mile bike on Saturday and the weather is not looking good.

My training partner is doing Lanza Ironman this Sunday (27 degrees!), he flew out last Sunday and has only just got his bike due to an Airline "misshap". Not the happiest of chaps this week.!

Physio tonight to yank me around a bit and make sure all the bits are working!

Bones, I'm sure you're right that these sorts of runs should help to build mental toughness for the big day.....but wouldn't it be bliss just to have one or two pleasant jaunts in the sunshine at this time of year?!

Swim - took about 400m to sort breathing out, then i just had to sort my sense of direction (definitely training some forward looking drills!) but got into it and loved it. Foggy goggles prob didnt help where i was going and low and behold it was quite sunny so bad reflections (swimming learning curve, but thats what i did it for!)

So, team, here we all are approaching 10 weeks to go, and the Lanza crew are packed up and coming home already! I must admit to wishing ours was all over too, at times, particularly when trying to get out for a 4-5 hour bike and knowing it'll be cold, wet and windy.

Still, training seems to be going along steadily at the moment though it's at the wearing-me-out stage rather than the making-me-faster stage, and it's only past experience that's telling me not to worry.

I've done 3 open water swims so far, and stayed in for more than 30 minutes the last time, which represents quite an improvement, but I'm not brimming with confidence that I'll finish next week's 3.8k "race", as for me that's the best part of 90 minutes, and the water temperatures are only around 14 still.

Hi all, My training for the bike and run is going well and I am confident that I will be fine and hopefully achieve a reasonable time on the day.

Swimming has always been my weakness and true to form it has presented further issues having just started open water. Apart being slow I am having real problems with the cold and sighting is a complete nightmare as I tend naturally to swim to the right. I can't concentrate on what I am doing due to the cold. Clearly the water temperature should be fine by August, but it is now that I need the practice. The water temps where I am are about 11 - 12 c. I will just have to press on, persevere and hope it comes together for the big day.

Jodds I will be made up with a 90 mins swim time on the day mate.

Generally speaking the training volume is demanding but we all new that it would be, so no surprises there. The twice daily sessions are sometimes difficult to fit around work.

To sum up, marks out of 10..... at the moment I am probably sitting around 7.5.

I had a bit of a nutritional mare at Bedford Middle at the weekend. Sick twice in the swim, GI issues 90 mins into the bike, sick 5 miles into the run, then sensibly pulled out at 7 miles.

Positves - swim was strong for me, out the water in 42 mins dispite goggle issues and the chunder, it was a 6 hour training day without totally trashing my legs, and I know now that Powerbar Isoactive Energy Drink is not for me...I'm taking water at the IMUK feed stations.

This week has also been manic, as our shower flooded the bathroom and down into the living room mid week so I've been sorting Insurers, Inspections etc

SK4, I think you'll be amazed how much better your OW swimming gets once it's a few degrees warmer. Though this may be a bit controversial, I don't think you should keep plugging on when you're cold and not swimming well, as you need to relax.

Timmy - good effort at Bedford. Are you sure it was the energy drink, though, that made you ill? I tried it for the first time yesterday and found it pretty palatable.

The weather is filthy here now - not going to help lake temperatures much! I had the crappiest of crap long runs this morning, with the only upside being that the deluge didn't start until I got back. In my last post I said I wasn't worrying about getting slower, but there is a limit....!

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